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Waterford GAA
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The County Board is also responsible for the Waterford inter-county teams. The county boards offices are based at Walsh Park in the city of Waterford, the Waterford County Board was founded in 1886. Hurling is generally regarded the dominant sport, with the county having won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship twice, while Gaelic football is the secondary sport in the county, it is widely played nonetheless. Waterfords greatest achievement in Gaelic football was reaching the 1898 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, founded in 1886, the Waterford GAA board administers Gaelic Games at all levels in County Waterford, Ireland. This includes the sports of hurling, gaelic football, Gaelic handball, the board officiates over both senior and underage competitions and both championship and league competitions in the county. The board is responsible for both hurling and gaelic football inter-county teams. The county is known prominently as The Déise after the name of an ancient Irish kingdom which covered a vast part of modern County Waterford, Waterfords present colours are white and blue. Both inter-county teams play in shirts, with blue trim along with blue shorts. Prior to 2002, the county wore white shorts, the present jerseys are manufactured by local Waterford company, Azzurri Sportswear. ONeills previously made the jersey up to 2002, Waterford hurling & football are presently sponsored by 3, and have been since 2010. While todays jersey is white with trim, Waterfords jersey was originally Royal Blue and White, with white shorts. The change to todays jersey was made in 1936, today, Waterford uses a blue jersey as its second jersey in case of a clash of colours. The present crest was introduced in 2009 and features three viking longboats from the crest of Waterford City, and a representation of the tower in Ardmore. The crest introduced in 2009 was a refinement of a crest introduced in 2003. The new crest replaced the original crest of Waterford City, the new crest was introduced as the Waterford GAA board were unable to copyright the old one due to it being a civil crest. The Waterford County Board was established in 1886 in Kilmacthomas and played in the Munster Championship for the first time in 1888, the next fourteen years would consist of walkovers, first round defeats and not entering the competition at all. Waterford would finally win a match for the first time in 1903. In their first Munster final, which did not take place until 1904, at this stage, Waterford was still the only county in Munster not to have won the provincial or All-Ireland hurling title, but there were signs of improvement

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Meath GAA
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OMahonys lost to Arravale Rovers of Tipperary by 0-4 to 0-3. The county had to wait until 1939 for its appearance at All-Ireland level. In the intervening period, the county had achieved its first national success by winning the National League of 1933, All-Ireland success finally came in 1949 when Meath beat Cavan in the final by 1-10 to 1-6. This first great Meath team achieved a title in 1954, beating Kerry in the final. In between these two successes, they appeared in two finals, losing in 1951 and 1952 to Mayo and Cavan, respectively. They also lost out in the National League final of 1951 to Cavan, during this period, their Leinster Championship rivalry with Louth became legendary, in the six provincial championships between 1948 and 1953 the sides met each year. The 1949 match went to three meetings, while those of 1950 and 1951 were replayed, Meath were beaten in the 1966 All-Ireland final by a legendary Galway team that was winning its third All-Ireland title in a row. After the 1966 final defeat, centre-back Bertie Cunningham declared that year, we will come back. Sure enough, Terry Kearns secured the Sam Maguire Cup for Meath with a goal in the 1967 final to defeat Cork. Meath won the National Football League in 1975 and looked a promising prospect for the All-Ireland, defeat at the hands of Kevin Heffernans Dublin team, however, was an indication of what was to come. Meath looked far from All-Ireland Championship material when losing to Wexford in 1981, Boylans first task was to prepare Meath for an opening match against a Dublin team led by legendary midfielder Brian Mullins. The first match resulted in a draw, as a result of a ricochet shot from Barney Rock against new Meath half back Colm Coyle. The replay also ended with scores, with Boylan gaining public support as a trainer of real substance. Dublin, however, went on to win the replay in extra time. Meath not yet being seen as Championship-winning material, in 1984 the GAA initiated a one-off prestigious competition called the Centenary Cup, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the GAAs foundation. Despite a concerted effort by the Kerry team, the Centenary Cup final was played between Meath and Monaghan. Meath emerged victorious, and when Boylan was asked for comment, the 1980s team progressed cautiously towards victory. They missed full-back Mick Lyons for the 1984 Leinster final against Dublin and in 1985 slipped up against Laois in the semi-final

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Munster Minor Hurling Championship
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It is sponsored by Electric Ireland and is therefore officially known as the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship. The series of games are played during the months with the Munster final currently being played on the second Sunday in July. The minor final provides the curtain-raiser to the senior final, the prize for the winning team is an unnamed cup that was first presented in 1946 by TWA. The Munster Championship is an part of the wider All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. The winners of the Munster final, like their counterparts in the Leinster Championship, are rewarded by advancing directly to the stage of the All-Ireland series of games. The losers of the Munster final enter the All-Ireland series at the quarter-final stage, five teams currently participate in the Munster Championship. Two of the most successful teams in hurling, namely Cork and Tipperary. Between them, these teams have won the title on 68 occasions during its history while they have also claimed 36 All-Ireland titles. The title has been won at least once by five of the six Munster counties, Kerry hold the distinction of never having won the provincial title. The current champions are Tipperary, who defeated Limerick by 0-20 to 0-17 in a final at Semple Stadium on July 12,2015, the Munster Minor Championship was always played as a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random – there were no seeds. In recent years the knockout element of the championship has been diminished with the introduction of a system for the first-round losers. Each championship match is played as a single leg, if a match is drawn there is a replay. Drawn replays are now settled with extra time, but if both sides are level at the end of extra time a second replay takes place. The current format works as follows, an open draw is made with four of the five teams paired against each other in two lone quarter-finals. The fifth team is given a bye into one of the semi-finals, the winners of the two quarter-finals advance to the semi-final stages and are paired on opposite sides. The competition operates as a straight knock-out from this point on, the Munster Minor Championship has wider implications for the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. The winners of the Munster final automatically qualify for the stages of the All-Ireland series of games while the runners-up qualify for the quarter-final stages. Since 2010 all six counties of Munster – Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, Kerry had not participated in the Munster Minor Championship since 2006 but after some under-age rebuilding they re-entered in 2010. gaainfo. com Complete Roll of Honour on Kilkenny GAA bible

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Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
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As one of the four provincial championships, it is a component of the most prestigious national competition for this age group, the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. The winners of the Leinster final, like their counterparts in the Munster Championship, are rewarded by advancing directly to the stage of the All-Ireland series of games. The losers of the Leinster final enter the All-Ireland series at the quarter-final stage, the championship is currently sponsored by Electric Ireland and is therefore officially known as the Electric Ireland Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship. The current title holders are Kilkenny, who defeated Dublin at Croke Park on 6 July 2014, the series of games are played during the summer months with the Leinster final currently being played on the second Sunday in July. The minor final provides the curtain-raiser to the senior final, the prize for the winning team is the Hanrahan Cup. Ten teams currently participate in the Leinster Championship, including the most successful team in terms of minor hurling and they have won the provincial title on 53 occasions during its history while they have also claimed 20 All-Ireland titles. The title has been won at least once by six of the eleven Leinster counties, the all-time record-holders are Kilkenny, who have won the competition 53 times. At the end of the Leinster final, the team is presented with a trophy. The Hanrahan Cup is named after Walter Hanrahan, the first Secretary of the Leinster Council, for ten championship seasons between 1990 and 1999 the county failed to lose a game and won ten Leinster titles in-a-row. Kilkenny hold the record for the most consecutive appearances in Leinster finals and they played in twelve in a row between 1968 and 1979, with success coming on ten of those occasions. Laois were awarded the following an objection. All-time roll of honour 2012 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship fixtures Complete Roll of Honour on Kilkenny GAA bible

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Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
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It is sponsored by the Electricity Supply Board and therefore officially known as the ESB Ulster GAA Hurling Minor Championship. The series of games are played during the months with the Ulster final currently being played on the last Sunday of June. The minor final provides the curtain-raiser to the senior final, the prize for the winning team is the Minor Hurling Cup. The Ulster Championship is a part of the wider All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship, the winners of the Ulster final advance directly to the quarter-final stage of the All-Ireland series of games. Only a handful of teams participate in the Ulster Championship. Roll of Honour on gaainfo. com Complete Roll of Honour on Kilkenny GAA bible

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Connacht Minor Hurling Championship
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The series of games were played during the summer months with the Connacht final usually being played in June or July. The prize for the team was an unnamed cup. The championship was played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the series. The Connacht Championship was a part of the wider All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. The winners of the Connacht final, like their counterparts in the three provinces, advanced directly to the semi-final stage of the All-Ireland series of games. Only the strongest hurling teams participated in the Connacht Championship, namely Galway, Roscommon, the title has been won at least once by two of the Connacht counties, both of which have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are Galway, who have won the competition 26 times, the Connacht Minor Hurling Championship was first played in 1931. It was the last of the four championships to have been established after Leinster and Munster in 1928. Due to a lack of competitiveness and a predisposition towards Gaelic football in the province, in 1959 all of Galways competing hurling teams transferred provinces to Munster. This left the teams with a more level playing field with Roscommon, Mayo. In 1967 the provincial championship ended when Roscommon fielded a team in the All-Ireland Minor B Hurling Championship, Galway returned after their sojourn in Munster in 1970 and went on to represent the province unopposed until 1989 when the championship was unsuccessfully revived. Since then Galway have represented Connacht in the All-Ireland series, while the teams have entered the All-Ireland Minor B Championship. Official website Complete Roll of Honour on Kilkenny GAA bible

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Gaelic Athletic Association
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The Association also promotes Irish music and dance, and the Irish language. It has more than 500,000 members worldwide, assets in excess of €2.6 billion, Gaelic football and hurling are the most popular activities promoted by the organisation, and the most popular sports in the Republic of Ireland in terms of attendances. Gaelic football is also the largest participation sport in Northern Ireland, GAA Handball is the Irish governing body for the sport of handball, while the other Gaelic sport, rounders, is managed by the GAA Rounders National Council. And so, the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded, the architects and founding members were Michael Cusack of County Clare, Maurice Davin, Joseph K. Bracken, Thomas St George McCarthy, P. J. Ryan of Tipperary, John Wise-Power, and John McKay. Up to the century most of the members were farm labourers, small farmers. But from 1900 onwards a new type of person – those who were now being influenced by the Gaelic League — joined the movement and they tended to be clerks, school teachers or civil servants. In 1922 it passed over the job of promoting athletics to the National Athletic, while some units of the Association outside Ireland participate in Irish competitions, the Association does not hold internationals played according to the rules of either Gaelic football or hurling. Compromise rules have been reached with two related sports, hurlers play an annual fixture against a national shinty team from Scotland. The venue alternates between Ireland and Australia, recently, the Irish welcomed the All Australian team at the headquarters of the GAA on 21 November 2015. It was single one-off test match, which led the Irish to reclaim the Cormac McAnallen cup by a score of 56-52, the association has had a long history of promoting Irish culture. Through a division of the known as Scór, the Association promotes Irish cultural activities, running competitions in music. Rule 4 of the GAAs Official Guide states, The Association shall actively support the Irish language, traditional Irish dancing, music, song, and other aspects of Irish culture. It shall foster an awareness and love of the ideals in the people of Ireland. The group was founded in 1969, and is promoted through various Association clubs throughout Ireland. The Association has many stadiums scattered throughout Ireland and beyond, every county, and nearly all clubs, have grounds on which to play their home games, with varying capacities and utilities. The hierarchical structure of the GAA is applied to the use of grounds, the provincial championship finals are usually played at the same venue every year. Croke Park is the Associations flagship venue and is colloquially as Croker or Headquarters. With a capacity of 82,300, it ranks among the top five stadiums in Europe by capacity, having undergone extensive renovations for most of the 1990s, every September, Croke Park hosts the All-Ireland inter-county Hurling and Football Finals as the conclusion to the summer championships

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Cork GAA
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It is one of the constituent counties of Munster GAA. Cork is one of the few counties in Ireland, competing in a similar level in both gaelic football and hurling. As of the end of the 2015 National Leagues, Cork compete in the top division of both sports, by comparison, Cork has only won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship seven times. Traditionally football is strongest in the half of the county. Hurling is the dominant sport in the east, with such as Sarsfields. Naturally, there are exceptions to this rule of thumb, with hurling pockets in football areas, one example is Fermoy in east Cork, which has seven Cork football titles to its name. As well as this, the St. Finbarrs club in the city has eight Cork football titles and 25 in hurling, Corks current GAA crest is based on the traditional coat of arms of Cork city. Like the coat of arms, the crest features the Kings old castle, the centre foreground of the crest features a ship, as does the coat of arms. This is due to Corks history as a city, also shown in the city motto Statio Bene Fida Carinis. The badge also features two footballs, along with a pair of hurleys. Corks traditional colours are red and white, but this was not always the case, in its early days of competing, the county wore a blue jersey with a saffron-coloured C emblazoned on the chest. This was changed in 1919 when the Cork hurlers were preparing to play Dublin in the All-Ireland Final, in the week leading up to the game, British forces broke into the county board offices on Maylor Street in the city centre and seized the Cork jerseys. Because of the loss of their kit, the county board borrowed jerseys from the now-defunct Father OLeary Temperance Association team, Cork went on to win the game, ending a sixteen-year spell without a trophy. Following this win Cork decided to wear the red jerseys in their future games. This red and white colour scheme has led to the Cork strip being nicknamed the blood, a colour clash with Louth in the 1957 All-Ireland Football Final saw Cork wear the blue jerseys again, but this occasion saw the team wear the blue jersey of the province of Munster. In 1976 Corks footballers became involved in an incident known as the three stripes affair, before the Munster football final Cork were offered a set of Adidas jerseys. The use of these jerseys caused controversy as it seemed to undermine the promotion of Irish manufacturers, Corks alternative colours are traditionally white jerseys and white shorts. These alternate colours were worn in the 1973 All-Ireland Football Final when Cork defeated Galway to claim their fourth title and they were worn again in the 2010 Final when Cork defeated Down for their seventh title

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Tipperary GAA
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For a list of honours won by Tipperary in hurling, football, camogie and handall competitions see Tipperary GAA honours. For a history of GAA in Tipperary in see History of Tipperary inter county teams, County Tipperary holds an honoured place in the history of the GAA as the organisation was founded in Hayes Hotel, Thurles, on 1 November 1884. Tipperary are currently sponsored by Intersport/Elverys, a sponsorship that covers both the hurling and football codes and includes all grades from minor to senior inter-county teams, Tipperary GAA has jurisdiction over the area that is associated with the traditional county of County Tipperary. There are 9 officers on the Board including the Cathaoirleach, Sean Nugent, the original colours of Tipperary GAA were a white jersey with a green diagonal sash. This jersey design is associated with Tipperarys most historic match in either code, the current jersey is blue with a gold central band. This crest was used until the late 1990s when the current crest, four Tipperary men have served as President of the GAA. Maurice Davin is also the man to have served two terms as President while Seán Ryan represented Dublin from 1928 to 1932, though a native of Kilfeacle. Mr. Ryan a solicitor based in the capital, was the Associations legal advisor over a period and played a central role in the acquisition and vesting of many club. Maurice Davin 1884–1887 Maurice Davin 1888–1889 Seán Ryan 1928–1932 Séamus Gardiner 1943–1946 Séamus ORíain 1967–1970 In the All-Ireland series and this rivalry has lasted since Kilkennys coming to power in the early 20th century. Tipp are the team to have beaten Kilkenny in the All Ireland senior hurling championship more times than they have lost. Another rival of Tipperary is Cork in the Munster Championship and these teams have met 80 times in the championship, more than any other rivalry in hurling. They have also met them countless times in the National League, a Tipp and Cork Munster hurling final in Semple Stadium is often claimed by supporters of both counties to be the most traditional Munster final and the games between them are nearly always close. The draw and replay games of 1987 and 1991 and the 1949–1954 rivalry encapsulates this rivalry and this is one of the few rivalries in the provincial championships that is contested by two teams of similar stature whose honours and titles complement each other on a fairly equal basis. Kilkenny and Wexford in hurling have major difference in titles and in football, Dublin, the football teams of Galway and Mayo enjoy a similar rivalry and whose honours are divided in equal measure. Tipperarys team colors are blue and gold. Tipperary wear blue jerseys with a gold bar across the center along with white shorts. The Tippeary team crest features the Rock of Cashel prominently with two crossed hurleys and a Gaelic football below, in the year 1884 when Tipperary GAA was founded is in the center of the crest. The teams of the Tipperary County Board, together with Kilkenny GAA, the Boards teams have won 27 All-Ireland titles as of 2016 - the third most successful of all county boards

Waterford GAA
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The County Board is also responsible for the Waterford inter-county teams. The county boards offices are based at Walsh Park in the city of Waterford, the Waterford County Board was founded in 1886. Hurling is generally regarded the dominant sport, with the county having won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship twice, while Gaelic football i

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Waterford GAA

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1998 Munster Final Programme

Meath GAA
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OMahonys lost to Arravale Rovers of Tipperary by 0-4 to 0-3. The county had to wait until 1939 for its appearance at All-Ireland level. In the intervening period, the county had achieved its first national success by winning the National League of 1933, All-Ireland success finally came in 1949 when Meath beat Cavan in the final by 1-10 to 1-6. This

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Meath GAA

Munster Minor Hurling Championship
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It is sponsored by Electric Ireland and is therefore officially known as the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship. The series of games are played during the months with the Munster final currently being played on the second Sunday in July. The minor final provides the curtain-raiser to the senior final, the prize for the winning

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Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
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As one of the four provincial championships, it is a component of the most prestigious national competition for this age group, the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. The winners of the Leinster final, like their counterparts in the Munster Championship, are rewarded by advancing directly to the stage of the All-Ireland series of games. The lo

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Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
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It is sponsored by the Electricity Supply Board and therefore officially known as the ESB Ulster GAA Hurling Minor Championship. The series of games are played during the months with the Ulster final currently being played on the last Sunday of June. The minor final provides the curtain-raiser to the senior final, the prize for the winning team is

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Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Connacht Minor Hurling Championship
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The series of games were played during the summer months with the Connacht final usually being played in June or July. The prize for the team was an unnamed cup. The championship was played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the series. The Connacht Championship was a part of the wider All-Ireland Minor

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Connacht Minor Hurling Championship

Gaelic Athletic Association
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The Association also promotes Irish music and dance, and the Irish language. It has more than 500,000 members worldwide, assets in excess of €2.6 billion, Gaelic football and hurling are the most popular activities promoted by the organisation, and the most popular sports in the Republic of Ireland in terms of attendances. Gaelic football is also t

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Áras Mhic Eiteagáin clubhouse in Gweedore, County Donegal. These grounds resemble the typical clubhouses to be found in rural areas all over Ireland.

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"Nothing beats being there"

Cork GAA
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It is one of the constituent counties of Munster GAA. Cork is one of the few counties in Ireland, competing in a similar level in both gaelic football and hurling. As of the end of the 2015 National Leagues, Cork compete in the top division of both sports, by comparison, Cork has only won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship seven times. Tradit

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Cork GAA

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The Cork hurling team that captured a third All-Ireland title in-a-row in 1978.

Tipperary GAA
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For a list of honours won by Tipperary in hurling, football, camogie and handall competitions see Tipperary GAA honours. For a history of GAA in Tipperary in see History of Tipperary inter county teams, County Tipperary holds an honoured place in the history of the GAA as the organisation was founded in Hayes Hotel, Thurles, on 1 November 1884. Tip